CVE-2025-24458
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.3.55417 account takeover was possible via spoofed email and Helpdesk integration
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn JetBrains YouTrack versions prior to 2024.3.55417, an account takeover vulnerability existed that could be exploited through spoofed email and the Helpdesk integration feature, allowing attackers to potentially hijack user accounts.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2024.3.55417CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check YouTrack versionLog in to YouTrack as an administrator and navigate to Administration > About, or check the version from the installation directory or startup logsAffected if The installed version is prior to 2024.3.55417
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Verify Helpdesk integration is enabledNavigate to Administration > Plugins > Helpdesk in YouTrack, or locate the Helpdesk integration configuration file in the YouTrack data directoryAffected if The Helpdesk integration is enabled or has been configured at any point
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Review email authentication configurationNavigate to Administration > Email > Email Settings, or examine the mail server configuration for the Helpdesk inboxAffected if Email authentication is not enforced or external email can be received without proper verification
A user is affected if YouTrack version is earlier than 2024.3.55417 and the Helpdesk integration feature is enabled, allowing potential account takeover via spoofed email.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2024.3.55417
Upgrade YouTrack to version 2024.3.55417 or later. Verify that the Helpdesk integration and email authentication mechanisms are functioning correctly after the upgrade.
2024.3.55417 or later
- Back up your YouTrack database and configuration files before upgrading
- Download and install YouTrack version 2024.3.55417 or later from the official JetBrains website
- Stop the YouTrack service before upgrading
- Follow JetBrains standard upgrade procedure for your deployment type (standalone or InCloud)
- After upgrade, verify the Helpdesk integration is functioning correctly and test account authentication
- Ensure email processing for Helpdesk is working as expected post-upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-24458 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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